Start with the service you are providing.
Company formation, registered office services and other company services can fall within the UK trust or company service provider regime. HMRC publishes sector guidance to help businesses understand the scope and their responsibilities.
Use that guidance to identify the obligations relevant to your business. Different legal structures and services can need evidence beyond a straightforward limited company case.
HMRC: trust or company service provider guidanceUnderstand who is giving the instructions.
The person completing the online steps may not own the business. Record their role, the company they represent and their authority to act.
AMLCode’s company workflow brings the representative’s identity and business information into the same case. Where ownership has several layers, the firm needs to understand the chain and resolve missing information.
An AML check is not a Companies House personal code.
Companies House has its own identity verification process, including verification through an authorised corporate service provider. AMLCode’s AML workflow does not establish that a firm or platform is an ACSP.
If your service includes Companies House verification, assess those requirements separately from customer due diligence under the Money Laundering Regulations.
Companies House: verification through an ACSPDoes this page describe a full trust due diligence service?
No. The workflow described here focuses on company clients and their relevant people. Trusts and other complex arrangements need a separately assessed scope and evidence process.